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Ibn Taymiyyah, often perceived as a critic of Sufism, had a more nuanced view than is commonly understood. While he critiqued certain practices he deemed innovations (bid'ah), he was an admirer of the spiritual path when it adhered to the foundational principles of Islam.
Minhaj as-Sunnah an-Nabawiyyah (Arabic: منهاج السنة النبوية) is a work by Ibn Taymiyyah. [1] It was written as a refutation of a book by the Shi'a - Ithna'ashari theologian Al-Hilli called Minhaj al-Karamah .
It is written in response to an incident in which Ibn Taymiyyah heard a Christian insulting the Islamic prophet Muhammad [1] [2] in 1294. [3] In 1293 Ibn Taymiyyah was asked by the authorities to issue a fatwa (legal verdict) on Assaf al-Nasrani, a Christian cleric accused of insulting Muhammad.
Al-Safadi (d.764/1362) reports that he renounced his associations with Shi'ism, [2] however Ibn Rajab (d.795/1393) believed this renunciation was a form of taqiyya, accusing him of lying. [3] Mustafa Zayd refutes this and quotes al-Tufi criticizing Shi'a doctrines and states that al-Tufi is not cited in any Shi'a biographies of scholars. [ 4 ]
The views of Ibn Taymiyya made him a polarizing figure in his own times and centuries that followed. [1] He is known for fierce religious polemics attacking various schools of speculative theology, primarily Ash'arism and Maturidism, while defending the doctrines of Atharism. This made him a contentious figure with many rulers and scholars of ...
Al-Aqidah Al-Waasitiyyah (Arabic: العقيدة الواسطية) is a book of Islamic creed written by the Hanbali jurist Taqi al-Din ibn Taymiyyah in the year 1297 CE. It is considered relatively easy to understand compared to Ibn Taymiyyah's other works on creed. [1] [2] Ibn Taymiyyah explained his purpose for writing it as follows:
Al-Jawāb al-Ṣaḥīḥ li-man baddala dīn al-Masīḥ (The Sound Reply to Those Who Altered The Messiah’s Religion) is a book written between 1293 and 1321 CE, by Ibn Taymiyyah. The work is a detailed refutation of Christian doctrine . [ 1 ]
The Book of Faith (Arabic: Kitab al Iman, كتاب الإيمان) is a book on the Islamic articles of faith written by the 13th century Islamic scholar Ibn Taymiyyah. [ 1 ] See also